Watertown School District, Watertown, South Dakota

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Administration

* Central Administration   200 9th Street NE 882-6312
     Dr. Lesli Jutting, Superintendent of Schools  
     Mr. Darrell Stacey, Assistant Superintendent  
     Jennifer Heggelund, Director of Special Services  882-6399
     Rick Hohn, Business Manager  882-6314
   
* Other District Supervisors  
     Computer Services, Deb Fredrickson 882-6356
     Athletic Director, Steve Moore 882-6328
     Central Food Services, Scott Wahl 882-6325
     Bus Transportation Supervisor, Tim Steichen 882-6335
    

School Board

 
     Susan Jones, President 882-3828  
     Dr. Fred Deutsch, V. President 882-3323  
     David Linngren, Member 882-3671  
     Jan Schull, Member 882-2442  
     Tammy Rieber, Member 818-4792  
     
Board meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. Meetings are aired live on Channel 2, Government Access Channel, Midcontinent Communications; Channel 3, McLeod USA Cable.
 

Employees K - 12

 
Administration 4 Teacher Assistants 15
Principals 7 + 4 asst. Food Service 32
Athletic Director 1 Aides 53
Instructional 235 Clerical 22
Special Education 30 Custodial 37
Gifted 2 Transportation 30
Nurses 3 Behavioral Specialist/Psychologist 2
Technology Staff 5 Occupational Therapist 1
Counselors 6 Family/School Coordinator 1
Librarians/Library Aides 7    

K - 12 Grading Policy

  • "In grade levels K-2, the grading notation shall be E (excellent), S+, S (satisfactory), S-, and N (needs improvement).
    In grades 3-12, the grading notation shall be based on letter grades of A, B, C, D, F and I (incomplete) based on the percentage scale noted below.
    Percentile Scale:
    100 - 92 = A      91 - 84 = B      83 - 76 = C      75 - 68 = D      67 - 0 = F
     

  • Bonus Point System - For AP courses at the high school level bonus points are awarded to grade marks earned in AP courses. These points are added onto a student's regular cumulative grade point average. (GPA)

    Bonus points are as follows: A = .021     B = .011     C = .006

Stanford Achievement Scores

National percentile scores (how Watertown students compare to all United States students who took the same test):
 

GRADE

  2 3 4 6 7 8 10 11
Reading 74 62 72 72 63 64 61 47
Math 83 74 73 77 75 73 67 68
Language Arts 68 64 61 60 61 59 47 51
Science * * 66 * * 74 * 66
Social Studies * * 70 * * 66 * 71

* Students in these grades do not take the complete battery test.

ACT Scores (Juniors / Seniors)

  2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005
English 20.5 21.2  
Math 21.1 21.9  
Reading 21.7 22.7  
Science Reasoning 21.7 22.5  
Composite 21.4 22.2  
State Composite 21.5 21.4  
National Composite 21.0 21.0  

Grades Kindergarten - 6

Jefferson Elementary, K - 6
Laura Morrow, Principal
1701 North Maple St.
Enrollment 400
882-6390
 
Lincoln Elementary, K - 6
Dr. Susan Patrick, Principal
1100 13th Street NE
Enrollment 450
882-6340
 
McKinley Elementary, K - 6
Jennifer Bollinger, Principal
5 12th Street SW
Enrollment 300
882-6350
 
Mellette Elementary, K - 6
John Decker, Principal
619 2nd Street NW
Enrollment 300
882-6385
 
Roosevelt Elementary, K - 6
Gregg DeSpiegler, Principal
412 2nd Street SE
Enrollment 300
882-6360
 

Grades 7 - 8

Middle School, grades 7 - 8
Todd Brist, Principal
601 11th Street NE
Enrollment 600
882-6370
 

Grades 9 - 12

High School, grades 9 - 12
Dr. Michael Butts, Principal
200 9th Street NE
Enrollment 1375
882-6316
 

The following courses will be required for graduation at Watertown High School

  2006 2007 2008 2009
English / Language Arts 4 credits 4 4 4
Mathematics 3 credits 3 3 3
Science 3 credits 3 3 3
Speech .5 credit .5 .5 .5
Social Studies 3.5 credits 3.5 3.5 3.5
Computer Science .5 credit .5 .5 .5
Fine Arts 1 credit 1 1 1
Physical Education .5 credits .5 .5 .5
Elective Courses 8 credits 8 8 8

Total

24 credits 24 24 24

 

Lake Area Multi-District Career Center

website

Located northeast of Watertown High School at 1311 Third Avenue NE, LAMD offers career and technical courses in the following areas:

  • Automotive Technology

  • Biomedical

  • Building Trades

  • Cabinetmaking

  • Careers Exploration

  • Computer Assisted Drafting (CAD)

  • Culinary Arts

  • Electronics (includes computer technician A+ training)

  • Health Science

  • Human Services

  • Machine Technology

  • Visual Communications

  • Welding

LAMD also provides coordination for internship activities.

LAMD is a cooperative effort of the Castlewood, Florence, Grant-Deuel, Hamlin, Henry,  Summit, Watertown, and Waverly-South Shore school districts.

LAMD students annually earn awards at the Skills USA VICA contests for career leadership skills.

Lake Area Technical Institute

Lake Area Technical Institute is a premier technical college that is held in high regard throughout the region. The instructional staff and areas of study produce graduates that are continually sought after by business and industry.

FACTS:

  • Established in 1965
  • 21 majors
  • Public Institution
  • 98% post-graduate employment
  • Associate of Applied Science Degrees
  • 15:1 student / teacher ratio
  • Approximately 1300 students
  • 30 acre campus
  • 90% in training related field
  • Accept college transfer credits
  • 80% of student population receive financial aid
  • 72% of students work part-time while attending Lake Area Tech
  • Accredited through North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Lake Area Technical Institute recently added a 56,000 square foot Manufacturing Education Center to the campus. This building houses the manufacturing programs at Lake Area Tech as well as several of the high school multi-district classes.

Lake Area Tech is located at 230 11th Street Northeast, Watertown, SD.  Visit Lake Area Technical Institute on the web at http://www.lakeareatech.edu